Y. Vern Dragon

[chadh]

This morning, our family adopted a new member: Y Vern Dragon, or Vern for short. We have no idea whether Vern is a he or a she, but "he" seems to be doing pretty well to this point.

He has pooped here. We think he's nibbled on a little salad. He's eaten a few crickets. We gave him a bath.

We love him.

Chad

 

[beardienewbie]

awww he is so cute! CONGRATS!

Okay I have just a couple of questions.

What are your temps of the basking spot and cool side?
What UV light are you using?
Is it a tube, coil, or compact?
What is your substrate?
How close can he get to the lights?
What size crix are you feeding him?
Do you dust them with calcium?
How about vitamins?

 

[Jasper's Mom]

Yay! Y Vern (cute name, by the way!) is totally adorable.

 

[chadh]

awww he is so cute! CONGRATS!

Thanks, to you and to Jasper's Mom.

Okay I have just a couple of questions.

What are your temps of the basking spot and cool side?

At the basking spot, I've measured a little variation: from around 105 to 112. On the cool side, in the corner farthest from the hot bulb, I get readings of around 78 to 80. I'm measuring the temperatures using a temp gun from pro exotics.

What UV light are you using?

Reptisun 10.0

Is it a tube, coil, or compact?

It's a tube

What is your substrate?

Substrate is non-adhesive shelf liner

How close can he get to the lights?

The basking spot is around 6" from the top of the tank, directly under a 75w incandescent bulb. The UV light runs the length of the tank. Both lights are lying ontop of the tank.

What size crix are you feeding him?

I'm not sure what size they are. They are the same ones the pet store was feeding him. I'm ordering 1000 pinheads tonight. They will be shipped monday and will arrive tuesday.

Do you dust them with calcium?

The crickets I fed him today were dusted with calcium (RepCal, with vit D)

How about vitamins?

I was intending only dusting with vitamins about twice a week. I have a jar of herptevite for this purpose.

How am I doing?

Chad

 

[Jasper's Mom]

How am I doing?

Chad

Sounds to me like you've done your research. Good job!!!

 

[beardienewbie]

Yes you have definately done your research!!

Make sure the beardie can get at least 8 inches from the UV light.

I have the same Calcium and yes only dust the crix twice a week with the vites. The rest of the 5 days use the calcium.


Good Job!

Good luck!!

--Amy :mrgreen: